Rev. Franklin Graham, son of Rev. Billy Graham, says he has no hope in the major political parties, so he has resigned from the Republican Party.

"Shame on the Republicans and the Democrats for passing such a wasteful spending bill last week,” Franklin Graham posted on his Facebook page Monday. “And to top it off, funding Planned Parenthood! A Huffington Post article called it ‘a big win for Planned Parenthood.’ I call it a big loss for America. After all of the appalling facts revealed this year about Planned Parenthood, our representatives in Washington had a chance to put a stop to this, but they didn’t.

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“There’s no question -- taxpayers should not be paying for abortions! Abortion is murder in God’s eyes. Seeing and hearing Planned Parenthood talk nonchalantly about selling baby parts from aborted fetuses with utter disregard for human life is reminiscent of Joseph Mengele and the Nazi concentration camps! That should’ve been all that was needed to turn off the faucet for their funding. Nothing was done to trim this 2,000 page, $1.1 trillion budget. This is an example of why I have resigned from the Republican Party and declared myself Independent.

“I have no hope in the Republican Party, the Democratic Party or Tea Party to do what is best for America.

“Unless more godly men and women get in this process and change this wicked system, our country is in for trouble. I want to challenge Christians, even pastors, across the country to pray about running for office where they can have an impact. We need mayors, country commissioners, city council members, school board members who will uphold biblical values.”

In another Facebook post on Dec. 8, Franklin Graham supported Donald Trump’s push to not Muslims from immigrating to the United States.

“For some time I have been saying that Muslim immigration into the United States should be stopped until we can properly vet them or until the war with Islam is over,” he posted. “Politicians in Washington seem to be totally disconnected with reality.”

Franklin Graham is president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and of Samaritan's Purse, an international Christian relief organization.